Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Stillwater, OK · Public · Town (distant) · Carnegie R1/R2 · OSUMC
Public institution in Stillwater, OK · 20,814 undergraduates · 71% acceptance rate · $57,413 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 5%Undergraduates
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $16,378778th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $10,234621st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $25,7541,087th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $25,915741st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $20,500679th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,413665th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,855735th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 65.9%555th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 83.9%487th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 70.9%632nd most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1145543rd highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 24420th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 20,814108th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 18.0:11,696th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 26.0%1,410th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 223 mi (DFW)
On 3 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $50
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 82 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $75,706 | $70,176 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $71,854 | $68,499 |
| Fire ProtectionHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $68,778 | $72,231 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $68,219 | — |
| Construction Engineering TechnologiesEngineering Technology | bachelors | $64,629 | $63,855 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $64,150 | $63,335 |
| Industrial EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $63,997 | — |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $62,632 | — |
| Electrical Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $59,253 | — |
| Agricultural EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $59,124 | — |
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $57,318 | — |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $56,867 | $54,435 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1890source
- Athletic nickname: "Cowgirls"source
- Mascot: Pistol Petesource
- Boone Pickens Stadium seats about 60,218source
- Competes in Big 12 Conferencesource
- Motto: ""Scholarship, Instruction, Service""source
- Campus size: about 1,489 acressource
- Formerly known as "Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College" (1890–1957)source
- Formerly known as "Oklahoma State University of Agricultural and Applied Sciences" (1957–1980)source
- Athletic conference: Big 12source
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Plays for the "Bedlam Bell" (since 1904)source
- Plays for the "Bedlam Bell" (since 1904)source
- Football rivalry: Kansas State–Oklahoma (since 1908)source
- Plays for the "Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe" (since 1902)source
- Football rivalry: Nebraska–Oklahoma (since 1912)source
- Football rivalry: Oklahoma State–Tulsa (since 1914)source
- Plays for the "Golden Hat" (since 1900)source
- Fight song: ""[[Boomer Sooner]]""source
- Notable alum: Reba McEntiresource
- Notable alum: James Marsdensource
- Notable alum: Garth Brookssource
- Notable alum: Stuart Roosasource
- Notable alum: Randy Couturesource
Athletics — 10 sports
NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $7,437,734 (M $4,500,279 · W $2,937,455)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Equestrian
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Wrestling
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Oklahoma State University-Main Campus’s 20,814 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In OK
- University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, OK · 21,496 undergrads
- University of Central OklahomaEdmond, OK · 10,132 undergrads
- Northeastern State UniversityTahlequah, OK · 4,636 undergrads
- Southwestern Oklahoma State UniversityWeatherford, OK · 3,469 undergrads
- Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma CityOklahoma City, OK · 3,424 undergrads
- Oral Roberts UniversityTulsa, OK · 3,322 undergrads
Elsewhere
- University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA · 20,817 undergrads
- Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, VA · 20,797 undergrads
- Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, GA · 21,029 undergrads
- California State University-FresnoFresno, CA · 21,070 undergrads
- University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC · 20,556 undergrads
- The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, TX · 20,547 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteokstate.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 207388)
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- Compare with University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Oklahoma State University-Main Campus vs University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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